We choose up proper the place final week’s episode of Riverdale left off. Jughead (Cole Sprouse) is pitching his concept of the killer milkman. Sheriff Keller has little interest in reopening the Raybury murder case although. He additionally reminds Jughead that Halloween is cancelled for all teenagers.
Veronica (Camila Mendes) didn’t get the memo, displaying as much as college the subsequent day as an attractive witch. She is actually the one one in costume. When Veronica questions what’s up, the gang explains the kids aren’t allowed within the streets after sunset on Halloween. Why? A number of years again a carload of Riverdale college students ran off the street on Halloween and died. Veronica isn’t having it. She loves Halloween and needs to carry it again to Riverdale.
Jughead has misplaced all belief in milk. He knocks a carton milk out of a pupil’s hand and warns everybody away from contemporary milk. “Drink powdered milk instead!” he exclaims. Jughead ties to attach the Raybury case to Ethel’s mother and father’ homicide. He calls Ethel, who suggests he discuss to whoever wrote the unique Killer Milkman costume.
Archie (KJ Apa), Betty (Lili Reinhart) and Reggie (Charles Melton) work on Reggie’s automotive. Well, the boys do. Betty fantasizes about making out with each of them. Her reverie is damaged by Archie suggesting they offer Reggie an actual Halloween. Betty suggests three issues: trick or treating, visiting a graveyard and…necking in a haunted home. One monitor thoughts Betty.
Veronica hears a noise coming the from the projection room late at night time and investigates. She finds her two workers, Clay and Kevin (Casey Cott), necking prefer it’s a haunted home.
The subsequent day at college, Veronica, Clay and Kevin promote tickets to the ghost present that Veronica is selling on the Babylonium tomorrow night time on Halloween. Wait a minute. That means Veronica confirmed up in a Halloween costume to high school on October 29, however was stunned nobody else was dressed up?
Jughead asks Mr. Fieldstone if he remembers who wrote the Killer Milkman story. He doesn’t, however mentions the man may be on the Pep Comics annual Halloween occasion.
Toni invitations Cheryl to carry out with herself, Clay and Kevin at Veronica’s ghost present. Cheryl says she deliberate to host a Vixens sleepover, however she does appear intrigued.
Uncle Frank warns the crew to exit wilding on Halloween, however as quickly because the crew is within the lockers, he broadcasts the Bulldogs do intend on some Halloween night time wilding. Not everyone seems to be down. Fangs is taking part in The Ghost Show and Reggie needs to remain out of bother. Julian tells Reggie to develop a pair, and to everybody’s disappointment, Reggie doesn’t slug him.
Alice Cooper stops by the Babylonium to warn Veronica towards her Ghost Show. It’s competing towards her and Hal’s Halloween TV particular. She places Veronica “on notice,” no matter which means.
Ethel escapes the Sisters of Quiet Mercy and makes her means straight to Jughead’s place. She simply wants a spot to remain for 2 months till she’s 18, then the state can’t carry her again to the Sisters. Jughead affords her Raybury’s house.
Midge needs to skip the Vixen’s sleepover to attend The Ghost Show, and Cheryl makes use of it as her excuse to attend The Ghost Show as nicely.
While getting dressed for Halloween, Archie and Reggie notice that Betty would possibly wish to get with one among them tonight. Reggie proposes that if Betty appears thinking about one, the opposite will peel off to offer them alone time. Archie readily agrees.
Jughead and Ethel, in a drugstore masks, attend the Pep Comics Halloween Party. It’s a drunken bash, everyone seems to be having a enjoyable time.
To exit trick or treating, Archie, Betty and Reggie want a child. They recruit Dilton, who doesn’t discover it insulting in any respect. He simply needs a while with Betty himself. Oh, Dilton. Trick or treating go nicely, till Julian Blossom wielding a baseball bat scares pumpkin headed Dilton off. Betty is ok with that; it frees the three of them to go discover a cemetary.
Fangs performs The Ghost Show. It’s a preferred occasion, fully full of reveling youngsters. Fangs covers Hell by Squirrel Nut Zippers. Jughead finds out who wrote the Killer Milkman story, Ted Sullivan. One drawback, Ted is useless by his personal fingers. The Pep author who tells him this says the story is allegory to the enemy of America being Americans, not the Red Scare. This shocks Jughead.
In the cemetery, after making wolf calls, Reggie calls himself an alpha to Betty and ugh, Reggie, actually? Meanwhile, Archie wanders off to go to his dad’s grave. Archie and Betty reminisce, and maintain fingers. Reggie interrupts, to not announce he’s leaving, however to ask the place’s the haunted home?
Archie, Reggie and Betty go to a home the place a homicide passed off. When Betty steps away, Reggie affords to depart, saying he noticed the chemistry between Archie and Betty. Good man, Reggie.
At The Ghost Show, Veronica affords the resurrection of the 4 useless Riverdale High college students. Cue Toni, Clay, Kevin and Cheryl protecting Rose Tint My World from Rocky Horror Picture Show, dressed as undead Bulldogs and Vixens. Cheryl and Toni shut the music with an onstage kiss. Veronica joins the opposite 4 to complete off the night time with one other Rocky Horror music, Don’t Dream It – Be It. Alice sneaks in and watches.
Walking house, Reggie is pulled up on by Julian and three different Bulldogs all dressed as skeletons, like they’re straight out of The Karate Kid. Julian is not any Johnny Lawrence. Reggie doesn’t need bother, however Julian does. He peer pressures Reggie into becoming a member of them. Oh, Reggie…
Archie and Betty kiss within the haunted home when Betty hers the sounds of jangling milk bottles. She breaks off the kiss in a panic, saying she noticed a man dressed as a milkman. They resolve to depart, not noticing the contemporary milk bottles left on a desk.
Kevin and Clay confront Veronica about dwelling on the theater, however she deflects and lies, saying every part is ok is she’s solely there whereas the Pembroke undergoes renovations.
Betty and Archie each say that is one of the best Halloween of their whole life. They’re about to share a goodnight kiss when Alice descends on them like a banshee, pulling Betty again inside. So a lot for not being Betty’s mother anymore.
Veronica lights candles for her useless family earlier than delivering for the night time. She lies in mattress clutching an image of her household from happier, although clearly not too distant, occasions.
Jughead walks Ethel again to Raybury’s house. She invitations him in, however he wants to go house to feed sizzling canine. Uh oh, Ethel isn’t alone within the house. The milkman is in there too. The nosy neighbor runs into Jughead, saying she heard the milkman once more. Jughead breaks down the door to Raybury’s locked house, solely to seek out the Milkman useless on the ground and Ethel holding a bloody knife. Don’t mess with Ethel, Riverdale.
Uncle Frank wakes Archie in the midst of the night time. There’s been some form of accident. A automotive stuffed with Bulldogs went off the bridge into Sweetwater River on the outskirts of Riverdale. That’s when Archie notices Reggie’s mattress nonetheless made and empty. Oh no, Reggie!
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